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== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
A failed screenwriter sees his lover Margo then goes to their cottage
at Big Sur with his wife, Ann, for New Year's of 1999/2000, is in a
bad mood the whole time, watches a sword & sandal movie instead of the
celebrations his wife wants to watch, stuffs himself at dinner, has a
disagreement with his son, who visits while passing through.
35: Joe sees a beautiful young woman on the beach, then discovers
she's a man.<ref>aired originally in [[Joe Frank's America]], without
the music</ref>
42: Joe recommends not-complaining.<ref>aired originally in
[[Smile]]</ref>.
48:20: A woman recalls the boy she fell in love with in school at age
12. <ref>aired originally in [[The More I Know You]]</ref>
54:30: Joe says that if we think hard enough we may create meaning,
understand underlying hidden meaning, encoded messages.
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About a man who is depressed around Christmas 1999, his wife Ann and his mistress Margo.  Narrator at the beach, dreaming.  Woman talks about her taste in men, being a girl.
About a man who is depressed around Christmas 1999, his wife Ann and his mistress Margo.  Narrator at the beach, dreaming.  Woman talks about her taste in men, being a girl.
 
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== Music ==  
== Music ==  
{{Illicity Part One (Extended Spirit)}} [Intro]
{{Illicity Part One (Extended Spirit)}} [Intro]
{{Love (Patrice)}} [34:35] <!--TBD: album version or longer single version? -->
{{Love (Patrice)}} [34:35] <!--TBD: album version or longer single version? -->


==Commentary==
The second segment is set in a similar location as the first.
I didn't notice that it was separate the first few times I
listened.[[User:Arthur Peabody|Arthur Peabody]] ([[User talk:Arthur Peabody|talk]]) 23:35, 6 January 2022 (EST)
==Footnotes==
[[Category:Narrative_Monologue]]
[[Category:Narrative_Monologue]]
[[Category:Absurd_Monologue]]
[[Category:Absurd_Monologue]]

Revision as of 21:35, 6 January 2022

Mercy[1]
Series
The Other Side
Original Broadcast Date
January 16, 2000
Cast
Larry Block, Debi Mae West, Joe Frank
Format
Narrative Monologue, Absurd Monologue, 58 minutes
Preceded by: Lover Man
Followed by: At Last

He's always hated Christmas; it's the most depressing time of the year.

Mercy, also known as Mercy Now, is a program Joe Frank produced as part of the series The Other Side. It was originally broadcast on January 16, 2000.

Synopsis

A failed screenwriter sees his lover Margo then goes to their cottage at Big Sur with his wife, Ann, for New Year's of 1999/2000, is in a bad mood the whole time, watches a sword & sandal movie instead of the celebrations his wife wants to watch, stuffs himself at dinner, has a disagreement with his son, who visits while passing through.

35: Joe sees a beautiful young woman on the beach, then discovers she's a man.[1]

42: Joe recommends not-complaining.[2].

48:20: A woman recalls the boy she fell in love with in school at age 12. [3]

54:30: Joe says that if we think hard enough we may create meaning, understand underlying hidden meaning, encoded messages.

Legacy Synopsis

Music

Commentary

The second segment is set in a similar location as the first. I didn't notice that it was separate the first few times I listened.Arthur Peabody (talk) 23:35, 6 January 2022 (EST)

Footnotes

  1. aired originally in Joe Frank's America, without the music
  2. aired originally in Smile
  3. aired originally in The More I Know You